Vehicle-wheel



A. J. 8:: J. M. SMITH.

(No Model.)

VEHICLE WHEEL.

No. 301,399. Patented July 1,1884.

UNITED STATES ANDRE? J. SMITH AND JAMES M. SMTTH, OF MILNERJALABAMA.

'VEHlCLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,399, dated July 1,1884:.

' Application'iiled November 2, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ANDREW J. SMITH and Turns M. SMITH, each of MilnerPost- Oflice, of the county of Randolph and State of Alabama, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement on a Vehicle-Wheel, by which thetire can be tightened without removing it from the wheel 5 and we doherebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the construction and operation of. the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making a part of the specification, in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of our wheel,

I5 partly in section Figs. 2 and 3 are details.

This invention relates to vehicle-wheels, our object being to provide astrong and darable wheel, in which the tire can be easily and readilytightened by simply turning a se-' ries of nuts, and thereby saving theexpense and delay of employing skilleddabor; and it consists of thecombination. and arrangement of parts,as will be hereinafter more fullyset forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the vdrawings, B represents thespokes of the wheel, which are made intwo parts, I) b, which are divided at the line a. The inner part, b, ismade of iron or other metal. 011 the reduced portion. of this sleeveGis. a

screw-thread extending from the'shou'lder toward the inner end of thesleeve, said sleeve being enlarged at its inner end to closely fit theinner end of the nut, to be hereinafter 3 5 described,the length of thethread on the nut 'and that on the sleeve being such as to permit ofsufiicient adjustment of the nut to tighten the tire.

1) represents a nut with a thread on the inon nut D, which-also has ahole through said circular form of the follies. The center of the partnext to the nut D has a circular inde'nture, 6, within which the ratchete is formed in aid of the successful working of the ratchet vent theaccumulation of dust and 'mud.

G represents the tire. By running out .the nuts D the spokes arelengthened, being separated at. the line as,

and the fellies are extended to the tire when loose,and made to fittight therein. The slots are for the purpose of allowing the fellies toexpand when the nuts D are run out. The rivets are to secureand-strengthen the upper part of the felly-plates E. The beveled jointin the spokes B serves to prevent the sleeve 0 from turning when thenuts D are run out. The ratchet on the nuts and fel1y-plates E are toprevent the nuts D from turning backward from any cause, such as joltingof the vehicle, &c. The indentures in the folly-plates E are to hold thespokes firm and secure. So

-It is obviousthat our invention can be applied to all kinds of wheeledvehicles, such as wagons, carts, traction-engines, 8w.

YVe are aware that chan ges and modifications in. the construction ofthe parts can be made without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificingthe advantages of our invention-as, for instance, the felly-plates neednot extend to the tire, nor the indenture made therein, nor the innerend of sleeve enlarged. We would therefore have it understood that wecan make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of our invention.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is I 1. A spoke in two parts, onepart securedto the hub, the other part having a threaded sleeve rigidly securedthereto and extended over the joint in the spoke, in combination 10C)with a felly-plate and a nut, as and for the plate having a ratchetwithin an indenture 1o purpose set forth. therein, slotted fellies,ratchet-nut, and sleeve, 2. The spoke B, in two parts, the outer partthe sleeve adapted to telescope Within the nut having a threaded sleeverigidly secured thereand the spoke, as and for the purpose set forth. 5to, in combination with anut having a ratchet l ANDREW J. SMITH.

on its outcrend or face, and a felly-plate also 7 J AS. M. SMITH. havinga ratchet, as and for the purpose set Witnesses: forth. W. H. SMITH, Jr.

3. The combination of the perforated felly- R. '1. TEST.

